I saw the logic that they used, and the death of a thousand cuts as experimental scientists slowly chipped away at the belief that the world was an inexplicably powerful, magical place. Ultimately they failed, though. The magic never really went away. It waited, quietly, for people to return to it when they found the science wanting.

Remember the past - and await the future.

My ideas about vampires may by romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul.

She was like a camera that had been chronically out of focus until someone came by and twisted the lenses into alignment.

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.

there’s nothing more powerful than human fear—not magic, not vampire strength. Nothing.